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School of future

Dr. Bálint Magyar Minister of Education

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Accelerating time

5% of the existing professions change in every five years,

5% decrease in the professions not based on knowledge of infocommunication technology in every two years

Exsistential perspectives of professions not based on ICT knowledge move around the average minimal wage.

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Features of change in knowledge

Learnt professional skills become out of date within 10 years,

32 times increase of relevant information linked to the given profession in the Internet every year

The number of Internet connections doubles in every year,

Continuous increase in broadband.

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Changing Paradigm

Industrial society Knowledge-based society

Facts, data, rules Skills and Competences

Transfer of closed, final, textbook-knowledge in one occasion

Lifelong learning knowledge-networks

Fixed, homogeneous team- studying method

Flexible, heterogeneous team- studying method (individual-centred education)

Frontal pedagogy „Constructivist” education

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Metamorphosis of the role of teachers

The role of instructors in the XX. century: father, scholar, monopolist of knowledge.

The role of instructors in the XXI. century: colleague, manager in handling information, chief coordinator controlling the „jungle” of information.

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Lifelong learning

Skills, competences backing continuous studying process should be the focus of education: Intelligent learning Digital literacy Problem solving skills Communication skills Social and career building competencies

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Role of ICT in education

For instructors it means: Unlimited access to information, Lower costs and time demand, Ceasing of routin tasks, reduce in work load, Comprehensiveness of professional development, Opportunity for cooperation, Utilization of opportunities provided by the National

Core Curriculum in the field of alternative teaching materials

Continuous self-training.

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Role of ICT in education

For students it means: Interactive, individual-based education, Better understanding by the wide range of

presentation facilities (verbality → visuality), Time sparing, Individual sense of achievement, Easier concentration on the subject, Integrative but individual-based education offered to

disadvantaged students and students with special educational needs.

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Role of ICT in education

For the Administration: Easy tracking of educational progress, Effective feedback from labor market demand, Easier analysis of economic processes, Easier completion of statistical and quality

measurement surveys, Quality and performance control.

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ICT means in education – Pillars of Schoolnet Express, pillar 1

„Public utility” Internet network 2005. Organized by the Ministry of Informatics and Communications,

Every public institution will be equipped with broadband Internet acess,

5500 institutions of public education (until 2005), Satellite network in 600 separated/or

neighbouring country institution (2004).

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ICT means in education, pillar 2

Establishment of local networks First part of 2004 – providing 300 wireless network to

secondary schools through a call for proposal announced by the Ministry of Informatics and Communications.

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ICT means in education, pillar 3: innovation

Mobile, digital presentation equipment („digital trolley”)

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ICT means in education

Mobile, digital presentation tool („digital trolley”) Contents:

1 laptop 1 projector Amplifier, speaker, microphone VHS, DVD Keeping box

Digital suitcase: laptop + projector Digital trolley and suitcase in all secondary schools

Responsible for this project: Ministry of Informatics and Communications.

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ICT means in education

Increase in the number of computer laboratories: Normative support for the development in informatics

– starting from 2005, Providing advantageous financial terms and

conditions.

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ICT means in education – pillar 4, teacher training

In-service teacher training and incentives for purchasing computing instruments: Spring 2004: ICT training for 10 000 teachers, 2004 – 2006: ICT training for 30 000 teachers for

competence based education combined with incentives for purchasing computing products,

Sulinet Expressz tax allowance.

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ICT means in education – pillar 5: content development Sulinet Digital Base of knowledge (September

2004) Digitalized teaching materials for classes 7-12. Examples, animation, demonstration films, Supplementary data bases, background information, Methodological assistance, lecture drafts, Opportunity for individual editing and content forming Forum, chat, collaborative opportunities.

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Sulinet Digital Base of knowledge (September 2004) Instructor

Utilization of prepared, team or individually developed output in class,

Consultation, restructuring of the subject, Cooperative work in class or project task.

Student Individual learning, Background for preparation (home essay, presentations etc.), collaborative, cooperative learning, Content development individually or in cooperation.

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